Once a jolly swagman camped by a billabong Under the shade of a coolibah tree And he sang as he watched and waited till his billy boiled You'll come a
It's time to think of why we're proud to be a part of A land so ancient, so hard to get a hold of Why the kangaroo and emu is on the baggy green Why do
Dingo, Dingo - why you runnin' scared? Dingo, Dingo - why you runnin' scared? Guard dog of the mountains Keepin' the rats from eatin' it all away Dingo
Real country people in their prime, Livin' in New South on Queensland time He's a stockman, likes raisin' sheep, Likes raisin' children, don't get much
It's not a hard place it's a soft and gentle land Gonna lay my bed on the soft and gentle sand Hear old man time whisper in my ear A thousand feet have
Send down the rain, Lord, if you don't mind. Send down the rain, lightning and thunder, If my crops don't get a drink we cannot stay I'll take my wife
She had her back to him As he walked in through the door He'd been down in the forest He said, "I cut me a walkin' stick palm Down by the stingin' tree
I'm just a river crying out You don't love me anymore You float your boats and bottles And spew out on my shore You don't love me anymore Just a river
Wouldn't you like to ride along a country road I'll give you a gentle push I swell with pride to see the countryside When I wander aimlessly through the
Where ancient mountains are whittled down Millions of years to a little mound Where giant feet are fossil found I see spinifex surfing on a dune, The
Why don't we go back to the sheep, And leave this old lady alone. We've pushed and we've pulled, We've killed and we've mauled, And there's nowhere to
Hey True Blue Don't say you've gone Say you've knocked off for a smoko And you'll be back later on Hey True Blue True Blue Give it to me straight Face
What am I gonna do - what about the future? Gotta draw the line without delay Why shouldn't I get emotional - the bush is sacred Ancient life will fade
Tell me old Bill Sullivan when you were a lad Did you hear of murderin' ways You speak a little Aranda and Walpiri But you'd rather speak of drovin' days
When m' travellin' days are done Will you still be with me? When all the songs have been sung Standin' right beside me Watchin' the grandkids grow I've
I've been around the world A couple of times or maybe more I've seen the sights, I've had delights On every foreign shore But when my mates all ask me
If you take me from my land You leave me with no soul, I am like a tree Everything I am is rooted in the soil Or I am just a stick to burn I see you
Sippin' beer and thinking things The deepest thoughts that fire brings Is it all that I can do Or will this be the last time Snorin' truckies, windmill